Douglas Marshall Johnson
Engineering in Delaware
License number
Pennsylvania ET018622
Category
Engineers
Type
Engineer in Training
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Address
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Delaware
Prospect Park, PA 19076
Prospect Park, PA 19076
Professional information
Modular And Morphable Air Vehicle
US Patent:
2011031, Dec 29, 2011
Filed:
May 16, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/068601
Inventors:
John W. Piasecki - Bryn Mawr PA, US
Frederick W. Piasecki - Haverford PA, US
Brian Geiger - Glen Mills PA, US
Douglas Johnson - Prospect Park PA, US
David Pitcairn - Essington PA, US
Frederick W. Piasecki - Haverford PA, US
Brian Geiger - Glen Mills PA, US
Douglas Johnson - Prospect Park PA, US
David Pitcairn - Essington PA, US
International Classification:
B64C 37/00, B64C 39/00, B64C 27/28, B64C 27/22, G05D 1/00, B64D 7/00, B64C 25/32, G06F 19/00, B64C 27/00, B64C 27/08, B64C 27/10, B64C 29/00, B64D 17/80
US Classification:
244 2, 244 23 R, 244 7 A, 701 3, 701 2, 701124, 244 1711, 244 1723
Abstract:
An unmanned air module includes one or more rotors, engines, a transmission and avionics. Any of several different ground modules may be attached to the air module. The air module may fly with and without the ground module attached. The ground module may be a vehicle ground module and may be manned. The vehicle ground module may transport the attached air module across the ground. The air module may have two rotors, which may be ducted fans, and three different configurations: a tandem rotor configuration, a side-by-side configuration, and a tilted-rotor configuration.